 | Great Britain - 1817 - 694 pages
...to Abergavenny, on March 31, he penned his famous ode in imitation of Alcaeus : " What constitutes a state ? •« Not high-rais'd battlement or labour'd mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; * Mr. Jones intended at one lime to have written a history of the American Revolution. Not cities... | |
 | Great Britain - 1817 - 630 pages
...to Abergavenny, on March 31, he penned his famous ode in imitation of Alcaeus : " What constitutes a state ? Not high-rais'd battlement or labour'd mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; * Mn Junes intended at one time to have written a history of the American Revolution. Not cities... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Arts - 1826 - 322 pages
...of, the common benefit and protection afforded by them. What constitutes a state ? Not high-raised battlement or labour'd mound, Thick wall or moated...ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; Nor star'd and spangled courts, Where low-bred baseness wafts perfume to pride No — Men, high minded... | |
 | 1863 - 538 pages
...maintenance of our political systems : " What constitutes a State? Not high rais'd battlements or labored mound, Thick wall or moated gate; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crown'd; Not bays and broad arm'd ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride; Not starr'd and spangled courts,... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - New Hampshire - 1827 - 398 pages
...exclaim with Sir William Jones — What constitutes a state? Not high raised battlement or laboured mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crowned ; Not bays and broad armed ports, Where laughing at the storrn rich navies ride ; Not starred... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 pages
...other half, without their consent. 1 What constitutes a State ? Not high-raised battlements, or labor'd mound, Thick wall, or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crown'd ; No : men, high-minded men ; Men, who their duties know ; But know their rights; and, knowing, dare... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - Presidents - 1829 - 552 pages
...other half, without their consent. ' What constitutes a State > Not high-raised battlements, or labor'd mound, Thick wall, or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crown'd . No : men, high-minded men ; Men, who their duties know ; But know their rights ; and, knowing, dare... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1829 - 550 pages
...other half, without their consent. ' What constitutes a State i Not high-raised battlements, or labor'd mound, Thick wall, or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crown 'd ; No : men, high-minded men ; Men, who Iheir duties know; But know their rights ; and, knowing,... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - Science - 1830 - 350 pages
...exclaim with Sir William Joaes — What constitutes a state ? Not high raised battlement or laboured mound, Thick wall or moated gate ; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crowned ; Not bays and broad armed ports, Where laughing at the storm rich naviea ride ; Not starred... | |
 | John Evans - Life - 1831 - 322 pages
...William Jones, of scientific and pious memory: What constitutes A STATE 1 , Mot high rais'd battlements, or labour"d mound, Thick wall, or moated gate ; Not...proud with spires and turrets crown'd ; Not bays, and broad arm'd ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; Not starr'd and spangled courts,... | |
| |
What constitutes a State? Not high-raised battlement or labored mound, Thick wall or moated gate; Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crowned; Not bays and broad-armed ports, Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride; Not starred and spangled... 
